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Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava-style deity parade under a clear blue sky. A bald, bespectacled man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle gestures with his open hand at the crowd. Around him dense crowds of young men and women in white clothes press close. Behind them a decorated float or palanquin carries a deity murti garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with a framed portrait above. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on the float, one holding it steady. A tall golden pole with red and green fringed canopy rises at right, and a palm-lined walkway runs behind the crowd.

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Outdoor procession under a clear blue sky at a Brahmotsava-style event. Center, a man in orange robes stands beside a decorated cart or float bearing a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garments with a necklace, plus a small deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds. Another robed figure in orange stands at the right of the float. A woman in a red-orange garment and a long beaded necklace of rudraksha-style beads, in the foreground right, extends her arm toward the float. Around them, many people in white kurtas and white dhotis, and some in blue shirts, crowd the path. A tall golden staff with a finial stands at right, and a striped canopy with a golden finial appears behind.2008-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a decorated wooden palanquin or ratha topped with a framed portrait garlanded with orange and white flowers. A man in an orange robe bends low over the offerings table at the front, while a man in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads and a gold necklace stands to the right beside a man in white with glasses and a pendant. Dense crowds of people in white clothes surround them, including young women with long braids and a man in white with a white cap, under a bright blue sky with a tented canopy and a gold finial behind. The portrait displays a figure in saffron with a garland, and is described only as a printed portrait on the palanquin.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 27 20092009-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession in dusty open ground with a decorated chariot, or ratha, draped in marigold and yellow garlands and topped with a colourful canopy with tassels. A figure in saffron/orange robes stands on the chariot, partly visible at the top left. Around it, devotees in white kurtas, dhotis and white saris, several wearing yellow or orange shawls, walk and hold up ceremonial fans and a large multicoloured umbrella. Some hold orange flags. A woman in an orange shawl and a man in a white shirt with rudraksha beads are prominent in the foreground; a person in a blue sari stands among the crowd. Concrete walls and a dusty backdrop frame the scene.2009-12-27Outdoor procession at a ceremony with a decorated palanquin carrying a small deity murti surrounded by marigold garlands and a green, red and white floral arch. A man in saffron robes stands on the palanquin, reaching up toward a framed portrait at its top. Devotees in white garments and white caps walk alongside, several holding the poles of the palanquin. A tall figure in saffron robes and a long garland stands at right holding a ceremonial staff, and a trident-topped staff is visible at the far right. A cameraman films from the left and onlookers stand behind a fence under a clear blue sky.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession under a clear blue sky, with a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes pressing around a decorated float. On the float, a standing figure in orange robes with long dark hair raises a hand, beside a framed portrait of a similar figure in orange with a bead necklace. Below them sits a deity murti garlanded with bright orange and yellow flowers, and a portrait-decorated canopy of flowers and green-white-red bunting. Devotees in white and orange scarves raise hands and fold palms, a cameraman films from behind the float, and a large boulder and palm trees stand at the left. A figure in orange at the right wears a rudraksha mala. a person stands on the float in orange robes with long hair, and his role is the presiding figure at the procession.2008-12-23